Neck-yoke



(No Model.)

R. WALKER.

NECK YOKE.

Patented July 5, 1887.

lUNrrnn rarns ROBERT WALKER, OF HARRISVILLE, OHIO.

NECK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 365,886, dated July 5,1887.

Application tiled March 2'), 1887. Serial No 231,934; (No model.)

Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in N eck-Yoke Attachments; and

I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to devices for securing the straps to the neck yokes, and is particularly designed as an improvement on the device for which Letters Patent were granted me July 18, 1886, No. 345,557.

The object of the invention is the construction of a keeper which can be quickly ap-v plied to the neck-yoke or thimble, and will have a firm and positive connection therewith, the production of means for preventing the strap crowding against the ends of the keeper, to devise provision for supporting the keeper at each end, andfor limiting the downward movement of the same independent of such supporting devices.

A further object is the production of a dcviee or means for the purpose above menmentioned which will be simple, efficient, and durable, and combine therewith economy and capabilities of a general adaptation to any and all neck yokes.

The improvement consists in the novel features hereinafter more fully set forth, and shown in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a neekyoke attachment constructed in accordance with and embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a plan View showing by dotted lines the position of the lugs provided with the gudgeons previous to their compression, whichforces the gudgeons into the sockets for their reception; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the thimble, showing the keeper raised. Fig. 4 is an isolated perspective view of the keeper.

The device is composed of the thimble A and the keeper B. The thimble is designed to be applied to the end of the neck-yoke, and has stops or annular shoulders a and a near each end, between which the strap is held the outer end of the keeper.

and prevented from crowding upon the ends of the keeper. The stops or annular shoulders give a broad bearing for each edge of that portion of the strap encircling the thimble, otherwise the strap would impinge against the ends of the keeper and be marred or out. Athird annular flange or shoulder, a", is arranged a short distance from the shoulder or stop a, forming a groove or channel, a, for receiving The keeper is composed of the arches B B and the cross bar B uniting the two arches, which are arranged at such a distance apart that the two stops a and a are comprised between them; The arch B fits in the groove or channel a The cross-bar is located at and unites the ends of the arches and rests upon the stops or supports M, extended from the shoulders a and a. Lugs b, projected outwardly from the ends of the arch B have gudgeons Z) extended in- WitICllYflOIIl their rear ends, which gudgcons are adapted to enter openings a in the thimble and form the pivotal connection between the keeper and the thimble. The keeper is made of malleable iron and the lugs are bent out, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, so the gudgeons may come opposite the openings, and when adjusting the keeper the lugs are forced in and send the gudgeons into their sockets or openings. In some cases the thimble may be dispensed with and the keeper be secured directly to the neck-yoke, as will be readily appreciated.

In practice the keeper is turned up,.as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the looped end of the strap is slipped over the end of the thimble and placed between the two shoulders a and a. The keeper is then turned down, as shown by full lines, and the strap is passed over the crossbar and holds the keeper closed.

Having thus described my invention, what I c1aim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The herein shown and described keeper, composed of two arches which are adapted to fit over the neck-yoke, and have the ends of one arch pivotally connected with the neck-yoke, and the crossbar uniting the arches, whereby the free arch can be moved to and from the neck-yoke in a vertical plane, substantially as set forth.

2. I The combination, with the neckyoke, 0t

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the keeper having lugs projecting rearwardlyv therefrom, which lugs embrace the neck-yoke and are pivotally connected therewith, substantially as and for the-purpose described.

3. The combination, with the neck-yoke and the keeper, of the lugs projected rearwardly from the keeper, and having gudgeons projecting inwardly from their rear ends, which lugs are adapted to be pressed together for entering the gudgeons in openings made for their reception, substantially as set forth.

' 4-. The combination, with the thimble and the supports M, projected laterally therefrom, of the keeper adapted to rest upon said supports, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the thimble and the supports, and the stops or annular shoulders projected therefrom, of the keeper comprising said stops between its ends, substantial] y as described, for the purpose specified.

6. The combination, with the thimble or neck-yoke and the keeper, of stops or annular shoulders arranged between the ends of the keepers for confining the strap and preventing injury to the edges thereof, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with the thimble and a pair of annular shoulders having a groove or channel between them, of the keeper having its end fitted in said channel, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of the thimble, the annular shoulders, the supports projected from the shoulders, the keepers composed of two arches, and the cross-bar uniting the ends of the arches and resting upon the supports, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, ROBERT WALKER.

Witnesses:

JAMES BOALS, WILLIAM BOALS. 

